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REGIONAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Related or limited to a particular region
Example:
a regional dialect
Classified under:
Similar:
territorial (belonging to the territory of any state or ruler)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characteristic of a region
Example:
regional flora
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
region (a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth)
Context examples:
A regional lymph node TNM finding indicating that there is metastasis to 1-3 nodes.
(N1bI Stage Finding, NCI Thesaurus)
A regional lymph node TNM finding indicating that there is metastasis to four or more nodes.
(N1bII Stage Finding, NCI Thesaurus)
A general term that refers to a TNM finding of cancer metastases in several regional lymph nodes.
(N2 Stage Finding, NCI Thesaurus)
A general term that refers to a TNM finding of cancer metastases usually in a limited number of regional lymph nodes.
(N1 Stage Finding, NCI Thesaurus)
A regional lymph node TNM finding indicating that there is no evidence of regional lymph node metastasis.
(N0 Stage Finding, NCI Thesaurus)
A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of breast cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of regional lymph nodes.
(Breast Cancer Pathologic Regional Lymph Nodes TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of carcinoma of the conjunctiva, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of regional lymph nodes.
(Carcinoma of the Conjunctiva Pathologic Regional Lymph Nodes TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of bladder cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v6 classification system as they pertain to staging of regional lymph nodes.
(Bladder Cancer Pathologic Regional Lymph Nodes TNM Finding v6, NCI Thesaurus)
The switch-off will not affect local and some regional radio stations.
(Norway start a complete switch-off of national FM radio stations, Wikipedia)
The Sabrina Coast and nearby Aurora Basin are particularly important because regional glaciers are now thinning and retreating as nearby ocean waters warm.
(Massive East Antarctic Ice Sheet has history of instability, National Science Foundatio)
